Coverage of the 2009 Olympia continues this week as PBW welcomes pre-contest favorite Phil Heath. When the 29 year old arrived in Las Vegas for his second Olympia appearance, the bodybuilding world was preparing to usher in a new era. But, this latest chapter in Phil's remarkable story did not begin the way he hoped....and it ended in 5th place. - Tune in this week as "The Gift" reflects back on his Las Vegas nightmare and responds to new questions surrounding his future. -- Also on this weeks show, a closer look at Kevin English's triumph at the Olympia's Under 202 Showdown. - Presented by MuscleTech, the official radio show of Olympia Weekend airs on Mondays at 8pm ET.

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If I was one of the top 5 guys in the sport, I'd probably require my guru not be working with anyone in the top 5 also.

I mean, you would never allow your football coach to be on the sideline making calls for BOTH SIDES during the game. Plus, in the hypothetical sitation where Guru gets 10% of John Doe's winnings, and 15% of Ralph Smith's earnings... he has a vested financial interest in peaking one guy ahead of the other, right?

Then again, maybe I don't know what I'm talking about and $ doesn't play into such things, who knows.

If I was one of the top 5 guys in the sport, I'd probably require my guru not be working with anyone in the top 5 also.

I mean, you would never allow your football coach to be on the sideline making calls for BOTH SIDES during the game. Plus, in the hypothetical sitation where Guru gets 10% of John Doe's winnings, and 15% of Ralph Smith's earnings... he has a vested financial interest in peaking one guy ahead of the other, right?

Then again, maybe I don't know what I'm talking about and $ doesn't play into such things, who knows.

Money may or may not play a role...dont know what they've set up between them.

That said, there was no guarantee that either one would win, or that Phil wouldnt beat Jay or vice versa...so favoring one over the other would be stupid. As for your analogy, it would be more like the head coach of a team looking out for his defense and offense equally, as the better they both do, the better his chances of winning.

In an ideal world, the trainer brings ALL his guys at 100% and lets the judges sort them out

If I was one of the top 5 guys in the sport, I'd probably require my guru not be working with anyone in the top 5 also.

I mean, you would never allow your football coach to be on the sideline making calls for BOTH SIDES during the game. Plus, in the hypothetical sitation where Guru gets 10% of John Doe's winnings, and 15% of Ralph Smith's earnings... he has a vested financial interest in peaking one guy ahead of the other, right?

Then again, maybe I don't know what I'm talking about and $ doesn't play into such things, who knows.

As for Phil, he didn't peak on Friday like he did on Saturday. He'd have placed an easy 2nd if he had.

I don't think he's cocky or arrogant at all. He's just confident and well spoken. During the pre-Olympia predictions, he predicted Jay to win and himself to place second, which was pretty close to what happened. And in one of the MD clips, he mentioned that he trains to win a contest, which is the kind of frame of mind someone in his situation ought to have.

Examples of being cocky / disrespectful would be Shawn Ray post 94 Olympia, when he said Dorian had a couple of years left to guest pose. Another example is Ronnie saying in 2004 that Jay needed to be reborn with better genetics to beat him. Phil is just saying that he trains to win, in no different a way than Kai and Oscar talked about Kai winning the Olympia on his debut. Nothing wrong with that.

As for Phil, he didn't peak on Friday like he did on Saturday. He'd have placed an easy 2nd if he had.

I don't think he's cocky or arrogant at all. He's just confident and well spoken. During the pre-Olympia predictions, he predicted Jay to win and himself to place second, which was pretty close to what happened. And in one of the MD clips, he mentioned that he trains to win a contest, which is the kind of frame of mind someone in his situation ought to have.

Examples of being cocky / disrespectful would be Shawn Ray post 94 Olympia, when he said Dorian had a couple of years left to guest pose. Another example is Ronnie saying in 2004 that Jay needed to be reborn with better genetics to beat him. Phil is just saying that he trains to win, in no different a way than Kai and Oscar talked about Kai winning the Olympia on his debut. Nothing wrong with that.